Greenwood was from the era when managers stayed with their clubs somewhat longer than they do now, and after a playing career with Bradford Park Avenue, Brentford, Chelsea and Fulham, which ended in 1956 he moved into coaching and management.
He was firstly the assistant manager at Arsenal before joining West Ham as manager just before the end of the 1960/61 season. He held that position for thirteen years and with some success, as the Hammers won the FA Cup and European Cup Winners Cup as well as providing three players for the England side that went on to win the World Cup in 1966.
In 1974 he became General Manager before taking over from Don Revie as
Although much of his football life was spent in the capital he was not a southerner and was born in
Our thoughts are very much with his wife Lucy and his family.
